1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Don E. Dills (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Guthrie (D) by 23.8 points.
Don E. DillsDemocrat · winner
49.0%3,497
Howard GuthrieDemocrat
25.2%1,799
Charles S. KellyDemocrat
14.9%1,063
Joe Frank ZarecorDemocrat
11.0%785
7,144 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET